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PUTNAM WiLsoN, or NEWPORT, AssieNon 'ro n. MQMANSUR, 0F AUGUSTA;

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TO AIiIfWHOM IT MAY CONCERN: v l A Be it known that I, PUTNAM WIL-SOS, ofV Newport, in the county of'PenObScO't, andState of Maine, have invented-a new and useful Improvement in Cheese, Wine, and Cider-Presses and I do hereby declare that. the following is a full and exact description of the construction and mode of using the same,vreference being had to the accompanying drawngsnd to the letters and'tigures marked thereon.

Figure l is a front side view'oi` the press, showing` the improveuients claimed. Figure 2 is an end view of the same. v Fig. l. My improvenient Vconsists in the double-lever purchase, whereby the cheesen iS migre evenly plfSS-d `and with lessstrength or force being used than in common'presses; also that the bed-piece or bottomupon which the cheese"y rests is made so as to be raised or 'pressed upwards, by thevforce exerted upon thelevers by the help of the wheel and axle, as communicated tothe saine by the' loose end-pieces or bars, whereby thereis'an Y upward pressure as well as downward. This Ainnproved press may he used to advantage in pressing plumsor fruit of any kind for wine or vinegar, and'for adomestiol ciderfpress,-as well as several other uses where a'eheap' portable press is' required, but in this specification its description is confined te its u se in pressing cheese," which illustrates the mainland leading features of the invention. i f `f v K In iig. 1, the solid frame A. A. A Ais-iiepresented'with its second or loose bottom B,.whieh can be pressed upward as shown by the dotted line C, the power being communicated to it by the loose end-piecesl or bars D D,

to the upper ends of which are fastened the. double levers' E E, the middleof the lower lever resting upon the 'upright standard F, which passes loosely through the' upper partofthe frame A, resting upon the followerjG upon the cheescin the hoop II. A-cord, I, is 'fastened to the endot` the upper lever, andpassing down iswound around the s mallaxle, `as shown by the drum J, which is turnedby a lmrd-wood`levcr, K, which is about three feet in length, the heft ot'v which is about enough, by the power obtained, to press an ordinary cheese at first, but-towards the last .of lthe pressing,.a weight, asili,4 of some kind is needed, which mary be as shown, Aorfconsist ofa small bail-basket or bag, with aweight in the-same. Thehole in the standard or upright at'M is tobe brought above the upper'part ofthe `frame d, and a pin put in it'to hold the same up out of the way while the cheese is being adjusted in the press.

Figa-2 is an end viewof the press, morefully showing the construction of someparts of the press, and the wol-hing yof the sa'me, arepresentng the'end of the upper lever, Vb the end of the lower lever,` cc the cord,l attached to the end of' the upper lever and aroundthe axle f,- D the loose end-piece, passing loosely between the upper part of the frame A, the lower part being made fast and solidto the loose bottom B, whichv is raised up in the slots m m as the ends of the levers are depressed. N is the foot-piece of the frame of the press, to keep the same upright in place. o'o e are'holes in the hub J, in which to put the lever, as represented byK in igfl. v l Y i c In operating this press, three lever-powers are used, as shown in fig. 1. The standard, resting upon tbe top of the cheese, is the fulcrum of the lower lever E, the lefthand end of thc loose bottom of the press B being the weight to be raised, the power being the fulerum of the upper lever, the other end of B being raised, the power being another lever-power, as shown, drum J and lever K, the combined force, as communicated by the different powers, giving an upward-pressurelas' well as downward'.

What I lclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is` I i y Theeonstruction and arrangement of the levers E E, uprghts D D, movable bottom B, upright standard F, and followers G, all operated by the rope I, drum J, and lever K, substantially as herein set forth. A

PUTNAM. WILSON. `l[u '5.1

Witnesses:

PHILIP WxLsoN, A. J. CLIFFORD. 

